Autumn in Arizona
Dec 3, 2022 09:30:52 #
Autumn colors in Arizona
We’re just getting started with Autumn here in Arizona and if you know where to go, you can find enough fall colors to make you think you might not be in Arizona after all.
On the morning of (12/01/22) I headed out to find some local desert color. I drove to Picket Post Mountain near Superior, AZ and parked at the AZT Trailhead, grabbed my photo gear, and hiked out to Arnett Canyon where I have had pretty good luck in the past finding the best trees along the creek. The narrow canyon runs North and South and the Mountain, along with the high cliffs on either side, create a lot of shaded areas that can be a problem for the autumn photographer.
The trails are easy to follow as it’s a popular area for horseback riders, so before long I was scoping out a few lone straggler Ash trees that were in their best yellow, gold, and brown colors. The giant Cottonwood trees are still mostly green as they’re in the early stages of changing to their autumn colors. Arnett Canyon is very close to the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum where they have trees from all over the world so it’s not unusual to come across a few strange sights. One such sight would be the Palm Trees sharing the same ground with the Giant Saguaro.
The weather was beautiful with few clouds and lots of sunshine so the fifty degree starting temperatures were quickly raising. I only hiked a couple of miles, but the small islands of color were getting redundant, so I turned around and headed back to my pickup.
Jack Olson
We’re just getting started with Autumn here in Arizona and if you know where to go, you can find enough fall colors to make you think you might not be in Arizona after all.
On the morning of (12/01/22) I headed out to find some local desert color. I drove to Picket Post Mountain near Superior, AZ and parked at the AZT Trailhead, grabbed my photo gear, and hiked out to Arnett Canyon where I have had pretty good luck in the past finding the best trees along the creek. The narrow canyon runs North and South and the Mountain, along with the high cliffs on either side, create a lot of shaded areas that can be a problem for the autumn photographer.
The trails are easy to follow as it’s a popular area for horseback riders, so before long I was scoping out a few lone straggler Ash trees that were in their best yellow, gold, and brown colors. The giant Cottonwood trees are still mostly green as they’re in the early stages of changing to their autumn colors. Arnett Canyon is very close to the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum where they have trees from all over the world so it’s not unusual to come across a few strange sights. One such sight would be the Palm Trees sharing the same ground with the Giant Saguaro.
The weather was beautiful with few clouds and lots of sunshine so the fifty degree starting temperatures were quickly raising. I only hiked a couple of miles, but the small islands of color were getting redundant, so I turned around and headed back to my pickup.
Jack Olson
A colorful Ash against a dark blue sky with a few stringy clouds.
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Another Ash with sun shining through the leaves and Picket Post Mtn in the background.
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Getting a closeup of the leaves and I spied a spider enjoying the Autumn sun too.
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A (non-native) Palm peaking from behind a colorful bush.
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Another Palm tree sharing the same ground with a Giant Saguaro.
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Autumn's colors on display along Arnett Creek and in front of Picket Post Mountain.
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Longshadow wrote:
I like the second the most.
Thanks for the reply Longshadow, I hope it was a difficult decision.
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jaymatt wrote:
Nice colors, Jack.
Thanks for the reply jaymatt, the colors were there, but not in the numbers I was hoping for.
Jack
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sippyjug104 wrote:
Quite lovely.
Thanks for your reply sippyjug104.
Jack
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